Indonesian
aerobatics team collided and crashed on Sunday during a practice session before
an air show on Malaysia’s Langkawi island but all four pilots are safe.
The
Korean-made KAI KT-1 Woongbi planes were part of a team from the Indonesian Air
Force which will be taking part in the Langkawi International Maritime and
Aerospace exhibition this week.
“At
around 2pm, two aircraft from our Jupiter aerobatics team were conducting a
practice for the air show in Langkawi, Malaysia, when they collided and then
crashed,” Indonesian military spokesman Fuad Basya told AFP in Jakarta.
“All four
pilots on both planes were safe. They ejected when the aircraft started getting
out of control.”
Malaysia’s
Star newspaper said the pilots were rushed to a local hospital, and a fire
services photo showed one on a stretcher.
A
spokesman for the Langkawi Fire and Rescue Department, quoted by Bernama news
agency, said the two planes crashed while flying in a formation of six.
The crash
also set a house on fire, Bernama said, adding that firemen managed to douse
the flames.
The
single-engined turboprop Woongbi is a basic training aircraft.
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